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The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce held its first Community Awards Banquet yesterday; RPI (Rehabilitation and Performance Institute) was named the 2021 Business of the Year, and Leroy Moore was the community's Person of the Year. Other business nominees this year were The Hope Center, George's Farm Supply, and the Edwards County Health Office, and other individual nominees were Eva Smith, Sherry Wells, and Steve Smith. The Albion City Council will meet tonight at 7 at City Hall. The council is anticipated to make a donation to Fair Fest and purchase modules for utility billing and water meter reading interfaces and credit cards. It is also scheduled to hear the official 2020 Census Report for Albion and discuss the water treatment plant. The Fairfield Veterans Day Parade is scheduled to be held Saturday (November 6) at 2 p.m. Line-up will begin at 1 on North First Street, and, as with last year, it will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Two semi flatbeds will be used to
Fairfield police have released the details of a Monday morning accident at the intersection of West Delaware Street and Airport Road. 81-year-old Harry Mayfield was reportedly southbound in a vehicle crossing West Delaware, and 69-year-old Earl Downen was westbound on the south side of West Delaware in a motorized wheelchair. Police say the vehicle made contact with the chair and knocked Downen to the ground. EMS transported him to Fairfield Memorial Hospital for treatment, and, after an investigation, police determined no citations would be issued. 41-year-old Fairfield resident Jennifer K. Arnold was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court yesterday. She pleaded guilty to a Class 3 felony count of possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Arnold was sentenced to 24 months special section probation and time served. A separate case was dismissed per her plea, and she was ordered to pay fines, court costs, and restitution. Carmi police said yesterday they were looking for a